deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
go that far; to that extent
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
you can never be too careful
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
very young; little; childish; immature
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
senior high school student
that day; the very same day
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to make merry; to be festive
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
school rules; school regulations
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
several weeks; a few weeks
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)